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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Nov 11.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomed Opt. 2006 Mar–Apr;11(2):021006. doi: 10.1117/1.2186046

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Histological section showing a necrotic core fibroatheroma (NCFA) with a thin fibrous cap (arrow) overlying a large necrotic lipid core (NC). The fibrous cap, predominantly composed of collagen and smooth muscle cells, is an important structural entity that determines the mechanical stability of the NCFA. Masson’s trichrome; original magnification 40×. Scale bar, 250 μm.